Could your cough be walking pneumonia? Here are the symptoms of the spiking bacterial illness
Infections tend to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 have been rampant among young children, ...
Pneumonia can be a deadly complication of COVID, the flu, and RSV: What to know about pneumococcal vaccination
Pneumonia is a lung infection that annually impacts millions of people around the globe, according to the Centers for Disease ...
How prepared are we for another pandemic? Study provides mathematical insights into airborne viral transmission
Half a decade on from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study by the University of Surrey highlights the significant impact of combined public health measures in reducing airborne viral ...
How is H5N2 bird flu transmitted and what differences does it have from the common flu?
Avian flu has been causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows, affecting some people, raising concerns about how it is ...
Ask the doctors: Pneumonia vaccine available to adults older than 50
Pneumonia can be caused by a virus, bacteria or fungus. Each of these can cause an immune reaction in the tissues of the ...
CDC confirms 1st case of severe bird flu in US
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first case of severe bird flu in the U.S. on Wednesday.